Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-08-17

| What wdSad his proud mother sayi There
are some who escape the disagreeable things
! of life by ignoring them. That was Stanley's
way. He left these questions unanswered !:
| he would not allow himself to consider them,
but he gave himself up to the joys Of the
| present.
And 50 day after day he turned his face
toward the Sullivan cabin, either on horse
back or on foot, and as often he would see,
long before reaching the clearing, the blue
sunbonnet of the girl as she stood at the gate
waiting for his coming. And joining her,
they took long walks in the forest by half
hidden paths beneath the towering pines,
where insensibly Stanley's regard for the
| girl grew daily stronger, and his fluent and
unreserved talk became unconsciously the
ontpouring of his hearts affection.
| And shel Well, is it strange that she Lowell,
tool
And yet could he marry her? What would
his mother say? How would Madison square
receive his backwoods bridel
The question was settled in an unexpected
way. His mother suddenly died, and after a
hurried visit to the north he returned again
| to Florida with the determination to buy an
orange grove, and as there was no one now
to interfere with his plans, to marry and set
tie down as permanent resident of the Pc
| ninsula state. *+M
Meanwhile there was another who was
deeply interested in the affairs Of these two
people. Lemuel Ruffner, owner of the I'D.
joining "claring," had long regarded. Sukey
with deepening affection, and before Stanley's
coming had felt sense of ownership in her
Not that she had ever encouraged him, but
the "old uns" had approved his wooing.
But now he saw the prize slipping from his
grasp. The rough, awkward, ignorant back
woodsman needed no words from others to
tell him how matters stood. He noted with
keen glance from beneath his slouched hat the
flushing cheek and heaving breast of the girl
when Stanley was near, and he entertained
no doubt that the. northern lover possessed
her heart. 1t angered Lem and filled him
with ranking bitterness to watch the wooine
of these people; yet strange fascination ever
drew him back to witness his own defeat and
humiliation. 1t happened, therefore, that he
was still frequent, almost daily visitor a,
with the old folks.
"Lem air gittin' queer" said Mrs. Sullivan
one day, pausing in her snuff dipping long
enough to make this remark ale air mighty
glum an musin' like Reckon he sot gre
stor' by Sukev."
"An' Use a wishin' hit was him stead o. tn,
other feller," said Sullivan gravely. Lem
her own kim O folks"
"Jess ye hor yer tongue, ole man." ex
claimed Mrs. Sullivan viciously, "whar's yo
pride! Doesn't We want yo own gal ter d.
well when she's got err chance! An amt sh
jess as goods any of EN-, an kin hor e
heads high an LUX as purty9 Lawd, man
Why am We SO triflin'!"
One night Lem was particularly aggravated
by what he saw, and took an early depart
ure. Passing along the bride path, how
, ever, he came suddenly and unexpectedly OF
, Stanley and Sue las her lover now calet
, herr. sitting on fallen tree trunk, his arm
about her waist. The sight maddened Lem
and sudden wild thought possessing him
he darted unseen into the thicket, and plung
ing headlong through the forest, came out OF
the path again good half mile beyond th
clearing, painting, breathless, torn and bleed
ing Striding now up and down the path
his hands clenched his face distorted witt
passion, he muttered:
| an fix we, We puny, white livered cuss
Ye can't ride over we'uns, reckon! Ours
we, I'll fix vel'
t is hand clasped his ugly knife with a con
D vulsive grasp as he spoke. Love and disap
! DOlnUI1enb Hdu WOTkeu u WDnuFOuS anu
y devilish change indeed in dull, soft hearte,
S Lem Ruffner.
Suddenly he was startled by light toucl
l on his arm, and the rays of the rising mool
shone full on Sues white, scared face.
3 "What air We gwine ter do, Lema" sh
t asked anxiously; and then, as look of hor
ror came into her eyes, she cried, "Ye al
: meanln' him harm, Lem; oh, We air 'lowin
, ter kill him!"
Lem looked at the upturned face of til
3 girl and with a bitter laugh exclaimed
"Ye air right smart gal, Sukey Ye XII
4 jess look car inter man N tell jess what h
reckons ter do. Yes, air gwine to kill him
l suah,"
: sob. Lem! why will We do hit? Has h
Q ever harmed you"
alarmed mel" the man savagely cried
: "Aint he harmed me, and robbed me, an,
: hurried me bads Amt the smooth talkin
cuss stopped me all short n sudden like, ;,
q driv all the cumfert out'n my lifel D'y
1 recin as only hims er heart n feein's y
hopes N plans? Dye reckin we'uns CANT he'
a no 'fection fer sweet, purity gal, jess swell
}, hims Kin see him takin' ye away from
:; me N not hate hims LUX hyar, Sukey, al
mad ter night, N Pm gwine ter kill n tea
S his heart outen him! You gilt"
ooh, Lem, dom yer do hitl' pleaded Sue
clinging convulsively to his arm, though h
tried to shake her off. "Don't yer do hit
p Ye amt 10 murderer ter heart, ye air to-
good fur't N ye doesn't wanter hang; y
;. wants ter die in yer bed like honest folks"
Course yer hangin' Do cyar fer hit? rs
no folkseS II no frens. | reckned l he'd We
/, but he stole We away, n I've jess nothin' LIE
'em hang me. I'll fix him. tho, curse me if
I DON'T"
= 30, Lem! won't nothin' save hima Mus
=" We do It, suah;" cried the terrified girl; and
throwing herself at his feet, she pleaded il
agonised tones for the life of the man sh
o loved
). A sudden idea pierced LENS dull brain
+ What il he could make Stanley suffer as b
g Suffarad2 What if he could inhict excrucia,